ERIC Number: EJ1389582
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1551-2169
EISSN: EISSN-1551-2177
Ideology and Religion in Students' Attitudes toward Economically and Socially Conservative Professors
Giersch, Jason; Liebertz, Scott
Journal of Political Science Education, v19 n2 p205-218 2023
Many instructors of political science wrestle with the question of whether to reveal their political ideology to their students and recent polarization in the United States intensifies those concerns. Prior research suggests that liberal and moderate students are wary of taking a course with a conservative professor, but do students react to economically conservative professors the same as they do socially conservative professors? We conducted an online survey experiment of current students at two public universities in the southern United States to test whether a reputation for expressing conservative opinions on either economic or social issues affected a professor's appeal to students. Participants split along ideological lines on both professor profiles, but greater skepticism was directed at the socially conservative professor. Preference for a socially conservative professor was greatest among more religious students.
Descriptors: College Students, College Faculty, Ideology, Religion, Religious Factors, Student Attitudes, Political Attitudes, Social Attitudes, Economics, Teacher Student Relationship, Public Colleges, Socialization
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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